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Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2-416

  • Affected entity: means :
              (1)(a)(i) a county of the first or second class in whose unincorporated area the area proposed for annexation is located;
              (1)(a)(ii) a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class in whose unincorporated area the area proposed for annexation is located, if the area includes residents or commercial or industrial development;
              (1)(a)(iii) a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, or special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, whose boundary includes any part of an area proposed for annexation;
              (1)(a)(iv) a school district whose boundary includes any part of an area proposed for annexation, if the boundary is proposed to be adjusted as a result of the annexation; and
              (1)(a)(v) a municipality whose boundaries are within 1/2 mile of an area proposed for annexation. See Utah Code 10-2-401
  • Annexation petition: means a petition under Section 10-2-403 proposing the annexation to a municipality of a contiguous, unincorporated area that is contiguous to the municipality. See Utah Code 10-2-401
  • Commission: means a boundary commission established under Section 10-2-409 for the county in which the property that is proposed for annexation is located. See Utah Code 10-2-401
  • Municipality: means :
         (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
         (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
         (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) Subject to Subsections (1)(b) and (3), after the public hearing under Subsection 10-2-415(1) the boundary commission may:

          (1)(a)(i) approve the proposed annexation, either with or without conditions;
          (1)(a)(ii) make minor modifications to the proposed annexation and approve it, either with or without conditions; or
          (1)(a)(iii) disapprove the proposed annexation.
     (1)(b) If a legislative body or governing board of an affected entity files a timely protest to the annexation petition in accordance with Section 10-2-407, the boundary commission, in making a decision under Subsection (1)(a), shall consider and weigh the preferences, to the extent made known during the boundary commission’s proceedings, of:

          (1)(b)(i) the person or persons who submitted the annexation petition; and
          (1)(b)(ii) any property owner who has timely filed a protest in accordance with Section 10-2-407.
(2) The commission shall issue a written decision on the proposed annexation within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing under Section 10-2-415 and shall send a copy of the decision to:

     (2)(a) the legislative body of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located;
     (2)(b) the legislative body of the proposed annexing municipality;
     (2)(c) the contact person on the annexation petition;
     (2)(d) the contact person of each entity that filed a protest; and
     (2)(e) if a protest was filed under Subsection 10-2-407(1)(c) with respect to a proposed annexation of an area located in a county of the first class, the contact person designated in the protest.
(3) Except for an annexation for which a feasibility study may not be required under Subsection 10-2-413(1)(b), the commission may not approve a proposed annexation of an area located within a county of the first class unless the results of the feasibility study under Section 10-2-413 show that the average annual amount under Subsection 10-2-413(3)(a)(ix) does not exceed the average annual amount under Subsection 10-2-413(3)(a)(viii) by more than 5%.